The phrase, “My plan is sheer elegance in it’s simplicity,” when used to describe a plan that is anything but, was taken from the awesome and unjustly canceled “Middleman” TV show (if you missed the show, I highly recommend the DVD collection and the books they were based on). The show’s Creator and Executive Producer was kind enough to allow us the use of his villains’ catchphrase. Thanks, Javi.

I think the bowling ball is preventing the turtle pulling the stool (on wheels) forward. When the log hits the ball forward, that creates slack and the turtle can move the rabbit to eat the carrot, which again causes slack in THAT line and ba-da-bing, Matty is in the girls bathroom… shrieks and embarrassment ensue and Pain gets his revenge… oh yeah… deals with Luci’s problem too.

i am agast, there was a video game reference in there, and i MISSED IT!!! for shame…
*hides in dark corner to cry*

so what happens between the cannon and the Ewok-swinging-log of chickenwalker doom?
also, I would like to nominate this for the “BEST TRAP EVER!!!” award

ooh compleatly unrelated question, if somebody who’s title is simply “Misfortune” is capeable of creating something as destructive as “The Titanic” incident, and Pain started all of those horrific fires…then who is responsible for something as evil as “l33t speak” (because all three imps are fully qualified to do so)?

Video Game reference is in the bonus comic. Just hit the vote thing and you’ll get sent there. If you did vote already, you can still go back and check it out, the thing will just tell you you voted already, but still show the bonus.

To answer the question about Pain’s trap… Once again, you’d need to track down the Director’s Cut of this and the last strip. The RGD actually runs the entire length of a school corridor. We could only show the start and the end due to space constraints.

The next story arc specifically shows you what kinda damage Pain can cause with a discarded match. We’ll also show exactly HOW the Titanic incident happened. Plus a whole pile of other historic events (and by events, I mean disasters).

As for l33t speak… you might find the culprit for that when we start the 2011 run of strips. A new character will appear and could be a leading contender. (Yes, we’ve planned that far in advance)

However, I must question the effectiveness of Pains device. Don’t get me wrong, I am sure he will end up in the girls restroom. What I question is it’s affect on Matty. It seems to me a bully like him would just start terrorizing the girls upon finding himself in the girls room. It just sounds like another chance for him to steal lunch money to me.

*stops crying*
(0.o) so that’s who kept beating my asteroid high score at the nickle arcade!!!

sweet the titanic “imp” tyle
ooh Pain the TF2 pyro imma gonna draw that now…
yay a l33t imp… wait did that say 2011? wow, HOW do you plan that far ahead? i havent even planed what im gonna do after class gets out…

@Courtney i was checking around the site and stumbled upon the “creators” tab and i was wandering what fair you went to (since Ren, fairs have been something i have been into since i was about 5,and i dont mean going to stare at the locals)

not to be a little black rain clud but no one has entertianted the possiblitt that our fair and noble impish heros have a chace to fail as matty may come fromthe other direction and just smach his way through the cludded hall way like a cave troll swinging inoccent boys and girls around like rag dolls not ony thatim sure we are all assuming the good and fair Luci is on the west coast have you seen how many kids crwod the halsl ways in school there heck even i know and i didnt even go to the thorugh the cali- school system i went to a small scoll ina small twon of 1300 ppl and ther halls were packed with bodies i fear even as epic as this trap is its doomed to failure